PMASA-2014-6

Announcement-ID: PMASA-2014-6

Date: 2014-07-17

Summary

Multiple XSS in AJAX confirmation messages.

Description

With a crafted column name it is possible to trigger an XSS when dropping the column in table structure page.
With a crafted table name it is possible to trigger an XSS when dropping or truncating the table in table operations page.

Severity

We consider this vulnerability to be non critical.

Mitigation factor

This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who is logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required pages.

Affected Versions

Versions 4.0.x (prior to 4.0.10.1), 4.1.x (prior to 4.1.14.2) and 4.2.x (prior to 4.2.6) are affected.

Solution

Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.1 or newer, or 4.1.14.2 or newer, or 4.2.6 or newer, or apply the patch listed below.